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Loneliness settled in the garden as the breeze swept a few blooming flowers off its branches. Under the jade, white pavilion sat a handsome, elegant man that seemed to resemble the branches of the willow.

It was actually a great voice that was filled with power but not at the expense of losing the gentleness and soothing nature of his voice. Every word of his was well-pronounced and intoxicating to its listener. He laced each word with the emotion it should have happiness, sadness, shyness. Prim and proper like an untainted celestial, yet filled allure, seducing the souls of those who love.

Meng Fuyao stood rooted to the ground. She had never watched opera before and had never understood why man like Mei Lan Fang could take on the role of women and dominated it with his charm. Only personally seeing the vibrant performance of this man that she could truly understand that such beauty goes beyond gender and time, unmatched in its generation.

In her hand, Lord Yuan Bao suddenly sucked his saliva.

The slurping sound surprised that slender beauty, stopping his performance. 'What a waste', Meng Fuyao thought to herself when suddenly the beauty turned back and looked at her. That seductive eyes glanced at Meng Fuyao and lit up. He stood up elegantly and excitedly threw himself over.

”San Lang-”

'San Lang…

'I'll be the Emperor of Tang dynasty then!'

Meng Fuyao's mouth twitched, stumbling a step back—troubles like the ninth lady once is enough. She certainly did not want to end up being locked in a shed writing ”I am dumb, I really am” again.

His alluring eyes turned to her, seducing her as his lips puckered. With eyes filled with loneliness, his slim fingers gently touched Meng Fuyao cheeks as he asked with a tone of resentment, ”Could it be that His Majesty is going to the West Palace?”

'West Palace, huh… competing for favor with Concubine Mei?' Meng Fuyao, with a serious tone, stepped back and replied, ”My Lady, His Majesty has gone to the East Palace!”

”Aiya…” The beauty covered his face and exclaimed coquettishly, ”Yesterday, His Majesty ordered me to hold a banquet at my Hundred Flower Hall. Why did His Majesty suddenly go to the East Palace? Oh, it must be that b*tch's idea! Whatever, let him be! Hmph, you can come to the banquet and serve me while I drink!”

'What banquet even… Which damn son entered the wrong door and came to half crazy, half dumb, acting out some out ”resentment” story?'

Meng Fuyao revealed a ”Gao Li Shi” version of a wretched smile. She casually picked up a teapot on the table and bent down to fetch a teapot of pond water. Smiling slyly, she presented the teapot to him. ”My lady, here's my toast to you.”

In the teapot, the ”all-night wine” was crystal clear, reflecting the silky black hair of the beauty. He hid his lips behind his hand, and with those expressive eyes, he looked at Meng Fuyao in a manner as though as he was smiling. One could vaguely spot a moment of surprise in those eyes but had vanished completely in the charm of those eyes.

”What wine would that be?”

”All-night wine.” Meng Fuyao laughed quietly to herself. After all, she did watch Li Yu's version of < the=”” drunken=”” beauty=””>> and remembered the ”All-night wine” very clearly.

”Ya, ya, ya!” The beauty scowled a little, his lips pressed together. ”Who would spend all night with you!”

Meng Li Shi scratched her head. 'What's the next line?' She forgot.

Who would expect that the beauty remained unbothered that Meng Li Shi had forgotten the lyrics, smiling flirtatiously as he inched closer. ”Since it's named 'All-night wine', why don't you and I drink… all night.”

The last two words exuded nothing but seduction. It was not something that could fall into the ears of another! Meng Fuyao held onto her forehead. 'Ya, ya, ya! Changing the story as he pleases. This damn man is such a player!'

”What is my lady saying… How would I dare to make the emperor wear a green hat !”

The beauty bent down and swiftly leaned against Meng Fuyao, pouring the ”All-night wine” down her mouth. ”There are many green hats in the world, and it does not lack one from the emperor. Li Shi, let us make our way back to the Longetitivity Palace and enjoy ourselves!”

He fell into Meng Fuyao's embrace. While pouring water down her throat, his naughty hand made its way down to a very important private part. That heavy stench of makeup and perfume suffocated Meng Fuyao, angering her. 'You sexually deprived man, how dare you assail me with such obscene acts! And even dared to pour pond water down my throat!'

She reached out and grabbed the ”lady's” slim waist. Taking over the pot of ”All-night wine”, she laughed. ”Very well… I shall accompany my lady to have this 300 round battle!” And then, she dragged him to the trees around the corner.

'Let's go, let's go! Let's go back to the palace!” The beauty waved his sleeves elegantly as Meng Fuyao dragged him along. ”The emperor has lied to me, let me down, destroyed my hopes! Hurray! I'll go back to the palace with Li Shi and sleep together!”

”… Yes, let's go back to sleep!” The edges of Meng Fuyao's mouth twitched. 'I'll endure it, I'll endure it, I'll endure, endure, endure!'

With little effort, she dragged the beauty to the corner, and after a second, one could hear the sound of flesh against flesh. Then in another second, Meng Fuyao walked out, blowing her fists, with a calm expression.

She carried her ”rabbit” and continued to walk around the third inner court, forgetting all about the ”performance” she witnessed just now.

At the corner of the wall.

The beauty sprawled over the withered flowers and leaves, his hair and clothes in a mess. His face was swollen while his smooth, silky clear skin was now dirtied by the mud. Water was poured over him with his charcoal black hair stuck to his back.

He laid there unmoved, though his shoulders trembled slightly. After a while, a few guards appeared. Upon seeing him, they exclaimed, ”Found him!” But then, seeing the mess he was in, they all got a shock. Mei Lan Fang, founder of Beijing style opera, known for his female lead roles and particularly his ”verdant-robed girls”, young or middle-aged women of grace and refinement.Gao Lishi, formally the Duke of Qi, was a eunuch official of the Chinese dynasty that was particularly powerful during the Tang Dynasty, under the Emperor Xuanzhong's reignWearing a green hat is an expression that Chinese use when a woman cheats on her husband or boyfriend dating back to the Yuan dynasty when the relatives of prostitutes were forced to wear green hats.